Attachment for harness.



H. G. RICHARDSON.

ATTACHMENT FOR HARNESS.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 2, 1912.

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WWW/mm ffliflachardaon Patented Feb. 24, 1914.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HORACE GARCIE RICHARDSON, OF JOHNSON, MONTANA.

ATTACHMENT FOR HARNESS.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, HORACE Gr. RICHARD- SON,a citizen of the United States, residing at Johnson, in the county ofBroadwater and State of Montana, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Attachments for Harness, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to improvements 1n harness, and has particularreferencetoan attachment for harness known as a locking strap.

One object of the present invention is to provide a device of thischaracter which will effectively prevent a horse kicking.

Another object is to provide a kicking strap of this character whichwhen a horse attempts to kick, will pull on the front legs andeffectively frustrate any ralsing of the hind legs.

These and other objects will be apparent from the following description,and with particular reference to the accompanylng drawings forming apart of this specification, and in which,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the device applied, a portion of ahorse being shown in dotted lines, Fig. 2 is a top plan view of thedevice detached, Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the same.

Referring particularly to the drawing, it will be seen that the devicecomprises a pair of cuffs 1, adapted to be secured around the front legsof a horse, and 2 a similar pair of cuffs adapted to be secured aroundthe hind legs of a horse. These cuffs are composed of a piece of leather3, to the upper and lower edges of which and at their middle portionsare secured, by sewing or otherwise, are the fastening straps 4. Aprotec tive lining 5, of suitable material, as felt or skin having woolthereon, is secured to the piece 3, and has one of its ends bifurcatedas at 6, in the furcations of which are formed the transverse loops 7.The opposite ends of the lining extend to a considerable distance fromthe piece 8, and the perforated ends 8, of the straps 4c, are passedthrough the said loops 7, for the purpose of retaining the furcations inproper extended position, and prevent any rolling or rumpling up of thelining, when applied around the legs of the horse. It will, of course,be understood that the opposite ends of the straps A are provided withthe usual buckles 9.

Specification of Letters Patent.

' Application filed March 2, 1912.

Patented Feb. 24, 1914.

Serial No. 681,290.

The above description of a cuff will suffice for all of them, as theyare identical in construction, and as there are four in all, one isfastened around each of the legs of a horse.

Each of the pieces 4 has a loop 10 formed on the back thereof, and isadapted to retain therein a ring 11. Secured at its opposite ends to therings of the front pair of cuffs, 1s a connecting strap 12, which passesthrough an opening in a metallic connecting link 13. This link has theupper and lower bars 14, and extending between and journaled therein arethe roller pins 15 and 16, over the roller 15 of which the strap 12 isadapted to play. The rear pair of cufls are also provided with the rings11, the strap 12, and the connecting link 13.

A strap 17, having a buckle 18 at one end and oppositely disposed loops19 adjacent the buckle, is adapted to be passed through one of the links13, through the other of the links, after first passing through one ofthe loops 19, and through the buckle, thus holding the front pair ofcuffs the proper distance from the rear pair. By means of the buckle 18the distance may be varied as desired.

The whole of the strap 17 is provided with a ring 20, which is adaptedto play thereon, and a strap 21 is looped through said ring and adaptedto be attached to the bellyband of the harness, to prevent the horsegetting the feet tangled in the strap 17, which would otherwise hangdown.

From the foregoing it will readily be seen that I have provided a simplekicking strap,

and one which will effectively prevent kicking, and also prevent thefeet of a horse becoming tangled in any part thereof.

WVhat is claimed is:

A device of the class described comprising a pair of straps adapted attheir ends for attachment each to the leg of a horse, a link-slidable oneach of the straps, a connecting strap slidably engaged with the linksand having its end portions adjustably con nected, a ring looselyencircling the connecting strap and an attaching strap connected withthe ring.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature, in the presence of twowitnesses.

HORACE GARCIE RICHARDSON.

Witnesses:

G120. CHRISTIAN,

A. P. MORAN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of latentl, Washington. D. G."

